Georgia

Wills and Inheritance (7)+

• Do I Need a Will - Answers to Common Questions

  This document answers common questions about wills under Georgia Law, including: 1) What is a Will? 2) What is a Codicil? 3) What is a Self-Proving Affidavit? 4) How old does one have to be in order to make a Will? Content Detail

• Frequently Asked Questions About the Administration of an Estate

  This document answers common questions about administering an estate, including: (1) Who is eligible to serve as the Administrator? (2) Who decides who will be the Administrator? (3) What are the responsibilities and powers of an Administrator? Content Detail

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  Athens-Clarke County Probate Court

• How to Republish (Affirm the Contents) of a Will

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  Atlanta Legal Aid Society Seniors Hotline

• Probate of Wills

  An individual who dies, also called a decedent, and who has a will is said to have died testate. The will is usually offered for probate by the individual who is named in the will as the executor. The process of probating a will is the formal process by which the Probate Court determines a document has been proved to be the last will and testament of the decedent and officially appoints the executor or some other person to handle the distribution of the decedent's property. Even if the will is not going to be probated, anyone who is in possession of the will of an individual who has died must bring the will to the Probate Court for filing. This document discusses the other procedures for probating a will. The information on this page is based in part on a brochure prepared by the Hon. Marion Guess, Judge of the Probate Court of DeKalb County and students at the Georgia State University College of Law. Content Detail

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  Clarke and Dekalb County Probate Courts

• What to Do When a Loved One Dies

  There are a number of different proceedings which may be filed following the death of a loved one who owns property in the State of Georgia.This page briefly describes the usual, initial proceedings. Content Detail

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  Probate Courts of Bibb and Clark Counties

• Wills Fact Sheet

  This document will help you understand issues relating to writing your will. Read More

• Year's Support Following Death of Spouse or Parent of Minor Children

  Despite its misleading name, a Year's Support award is a permanent award of property from a decedent's estate to the decedent's surviving spouse, surviving minor children, or both. The surviving spouse of the decedent can apply for Year's Support unless he or she has re-married after the decedent's death. This document explains more about rights to Year's Support. Content Detail

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  Athens-Clarke County Probate Court

Without A Will (2)+

• Administration of the Estate When There Is No Will

  An individual who dies (also called a "decedent") and who has no will is said to have died "intestate". This means in most circumstances that the Probate Court will need to appoint an Administrator to handle the property that the decedent owned. This document explains the process of what happens when a person dies intestate. Content Detail

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  Athens-Clarke County Probate Court

• Rules of Inheritance

  The following outline is a summary of the Georgia Law which determines who are "heirs at law" of a Decedent (the person whose death necessitates the administration of his or her estate). The actual statute may be found in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Section 53-2-1. Content Detail

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  Athens-Clarke County Probate Court